The Shore at Scheveningen (after Willem van de Velde)

The Shore at Scheveningen after Willem van de Velde from 1825 by Callcott at the National Gallery explicitly acknowledges the Dutch marine painting tradition that influenced his coastal scenes. Scheveningen beach near The Hague was one of the most frequently painted sites in Dutch art. Callcott, knighted in 1837 and later Surveyor of the Queen's Pictures, combined English landscape traditions with Italian influence in a polished establishment style that proved consistently popular with collector

The coastal scene renders the beach and sky with the tonal restraint and atmospheric sensitivity of Dutch marine painting, Callcott's fluid handling adding his characteristic luminous warmth.